Examines the history and effect of the bushfires that occurred in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area in early 2016, the impact of climate change, fire assessment and modelling capacity, resources that were available and provided for the bushfires and Australia's international obligations.

The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) third annual National Gas Forecasting Report (NGFR) highlights some of the uncertainties and challenges complicating gas demand forecasts for eastern and south-eastern Australia’s interconnected gas markets over the next 20 years.

The Centre for Multicultural Youth's newest paper aims to develop a deeper understanding of the way in which young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds experience social capital in relation to work transitions, particularly for those who are tertiary educated.

This National Action Plan sets out the initial steps the Government will take in pursuit of the aim to improve and build confidence in Australian institutions and strengthen our democracy, by upholding the principles in the Open Government...

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In 2014 a Special Issue (29-4) of New Zealand Sociology on the "History of Sociology in New Zealand" was compiled (Crothers, 2014) in honour of the 50th year of the (Australasian's) association's establishment in 1963 - see Appendix. This issue covered histories of five of...

Sociology is applied in New Zealand in numerous ways to planning, resource management and social change through social impact assessment (SIA). Sociological thinking and thinkers have played a significant part in the development of SIA since the late 1970s. This article traces the genesis of SIA...

The role of demography within the wider Social Sciences is portrayed, and its intellectual and institutional history sketched. How local New Zealand Demography is the described and related to other developments.

Rural sociology in New Zealand has been associated with some of New Zealand's most famous early social analysis: Somerset's Littledene and Doig's survey of dairy farmers. These exemplify its uncertain and changing relationship with government policy and funding. Over the years...

A close and reliable connection between sociology and social work seems plausible, indeed sensible but it has seldom been run smoothly. Indeed it has in various settings become insufferable, messy and even fractured. The article melds two sets of observations based on a career being a...

The shortage of housing in remote communities, and their deteriorated condition, has long been associated with high levels of crowding, homelessness and serious health and social problems affecting the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.

The author of a scathing report about the Territory's corrections system has finished his second day of evidence at public hearings this week, saying that continued departmental dysfunction will result in more human tragedy.

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Practitioners supporting children in out-of-home care are often faced with making difficult decisions about children’s needs. These decisions include where the child will live and how often a child has contact with their family of origin....

This quick guide provides a summary of recent funding commitments by state and territory governments to address domestic and family violence. It provides context for these commitments by giving an overview of the national framework for reform to which all jurisdictions have subscribed.

Provides a brief overview of aged care in Australia, describing the types of care provided, arrangements for accessing subsidised care, statistics on aged care, the organisations that provide care, and the regulatory arrangements for ensuring quality care.

The Closing the Loop research project aims to connect the wealth of evidence that exists for high-performance buildings to decision makers in the early design stages of buildings. The purpose of this...